 At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.  Studies from the English Poets - Pàgina 497per George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 519 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | George Croly - 1854 - 426 pàgines
...control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise. And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Even children followed,... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1854 - 332 pàgines
...control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Even children followed... | |
 | William Collins - 1854 - 430 pàgines
...control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At...sway, And fools who came to scoff remained to pray. The service passed, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Even children... | |
 | Benjamin Richings - 1854 - 326 pàgines
...the skies ; He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds and led the way. At church with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each'honest rustic ran ; E'en children followed... | |
 | English life - 1855 - 958 pàgines
...of this, but felt its cheering influence pervade her spirit and invigorate her mind. CHAPTER XVII. " At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray." GOLDSMITH. As the family from Scansale Manor entered the gate from their private domain which opened... | |
 | William Sherwood - 1856 - 466 pàgines
...control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At,...sway, -And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; E'en children followed... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 pàgines
...control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At...prevailed with double sway, And fools who came to scoif, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic... | |
 | Joseph William Jenks - 1856 - 574 pàgines
...And his last faltering accents whispered praise. THE VILLAGE PASTOR AT CIIfRCH ; SYMPATHY AND FAITH. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Even children followed-with... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pàgines
...control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At...; And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; E'en children followed... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 pàgines
...control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul : Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal each honest rustic ran ; Even children followed... | |
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